Lorraine Hopping Egan is a game designer, game publisher, and author from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was product development director of Aristoplay from 1991 until 1996, a publisher of high-quality educational games for families. She has written a dozen books of educational games and has also written more than 30 children's books, mostly about science. Hopping Fun Creations, her game development company, creates games and online content for companies such as Scholastic, Grolier, Penguin, and Sesame Street.